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One of our brothers/sisters has asked this question:

assalam-u-alaikum,

I have done nikah (just nikah) in Saudi Arabia, and will do the rest part of the marriage in my country, so i should do the widaee as soon as possible or i can take time and i want to take time so that i can improve my finacial status (save some money)??

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Answer:

Rukhsati later

In the name of Allah, We praise Him, seek His help and ask for His forgiveness. Whoever Allah guides none can misguide, and whoever He allows to fall astray, none can guide them aright. We bear witness that there is none worthy of worship but Allah Alone, and we bear witness that Muhammad (saws) is His slave-servant and the seal of His Messengers.

Dear and beloved Brother in Islam, it is also absolutely lawful and permissible if one for any reason wishes to perform the ‘nikaah’ at a certain date and hold the ‘rukhsati/bidai’ of the bride at a later date of their choice and convenience. There is absolutely nothing in Shariah which demands or even encourages that the believers must do the ‘rukhsati/bidai’ of the bride immediately after the ‘nikaah’; one may do the ‘rukhsati/bidai’ whenever it is convenient to them.

It is recorded in authentic and established Sunnah and the Seerah that the time difference between the ‘Nikaah’ and ‘rukhsati’ of the Prophet’s (saws) marriage with Hadrat Aisha (r.a.) was in excess of three years.

Whatever written of Truth and benefit is only due to Allah’s Assistance and Guidance, and whatever of error is of me alone. Allah Alone Knows Best and He is the Only Source of Strength.

Your brother and well wisher in Islam,

Burhan